Rinxent
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Rinxent
Erningsem | |
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Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Chaussoy |
Area 1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 3,015 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62711 /62720 |
Elevation | 7–90 m (23–295 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rinxent (West Flemish: Erningsem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[]
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
Population[]
The inhabitants are called Rinxentois.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,340 | — |
1975 | 3,195 | −0.63% |
1982 | 3,094 | −0.46% |
1990 | 2,860 | −0.98% |
1999 | 2,797 | −0.25% |
2007 | 2,768 | −0.13% |
2012 | 2,771 | +0.02% |
2017 | 3,001 | +1.61% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
Places of interest[]
- Two churches, both dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth century Château.
- Traces of an old castle.
- A museum devoted to marble, quarried in the commune.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rinxent. |
- (in French) Official town website
- (in French) A history of Rinxent
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